The day after these comments from Mike Holder, September 10th, Holder issued this statement:
"In Monday's news conference, I apologized to our fans and mentioned phone calls I had made to other Big 12 athletic directors prior to the release of the first article from Sports Illustrated. To clarify, my apology was in regards to the negative publicity that was coming our way. My apology was in no way an admission of wrongdoing by OSU Athletics."

- OSU Athletic Director Mike Holder

Gundy said the university was looking forward to getting the information and being able to tell their side of the story.

However, his comments were brief since he wanted to keep the focus on the current football team.

Holder spoke highly of the article's writers after meeting with them last week when they informed the university about the series.

During the news conference, Holder said the NCAA has been notified by the university and they have been assigned an investigator.